Washing-machine



(No Model.) l

' W. W. ADAMS & D. B. SNELLING.

WASHING MAGHINE.

No. 269,984. Patented Jan,2, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

WILLIAMW. ADAMS AND DAVID R. SNELIIING, or OZARK, ARKANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,984, dated January2, 1883.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM WINFREY ADAMSand DAVID RANDOLPHUS SNELLING, both of Ozark, in the county of Franklinand Stateof Arkansas, have invented a new and improved Combined Washingand Wringing Machine, of which the following is a ful clear, and exactdescription.

Heretofore combined washing and wringing machines have been constructedin which two parallel rolls are jo nrnaled in the sides of the box nearits bottoma'nd in the wash-water. These rolls carry an endless belt, towhich the clothes to be washed are secured by cords, and the belt isprovided with a belt-fastener, so that it may be removedfifdesired. Aspring pressure-roll is also employed to bear on one of therollsinwringing the'clothes after the washingis completed; and in order towring the clothesin this construction it is necessary to drawoft' thewater irom the tub, as the rolls are immersed in the water. Such waternsually contains" dissolved soap and blue, which are thus lost,and maybe but slightly soiled and still adapted for washing purposes.

To remedy these defects and wring the clothes in this class ofwashing-machines without withdrawing the water from the tub, and

- subsequently refilling the tub for washing purposes, and at the sametime to wring the clothes without remot ing them from the belt, is theobject of our invention; and to these ends it consists of thecombination, with atub provided with arollernear its bottom andstandards secured to its sides, of an adjustable spring-pressed roller,a roller arranged above the top of the tub, and an inclined beltprovided with a belt-fastener, and fastening-cords for the clothes, theendless belt passing around the lower rollers while washing and woundaround the upper of the two lower rollers while wringing them, wherebythe clothes are washed and wrong without removing them from the belt orwithdrawing the water from the tub.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Application filed April 29, 1882. (No modell) Figure 1 is a plan view ofour improved Fig. 4 is a detail View, showing the endless j belt ofclothes wound upon a roll for wringing.

A represents the sides and ends of a rectangular box of wood,inclosing'the sides and ends of a sheet-metal pan, B, the bottom ofwhich is exposed suitably to be. heated over a fire.

0 represents a roller located directly over the bottom of the pan, nearone end thereof.

D represents another roller In. standards E, above the top of the boxand near the other end of it.

Fis a pressure-roller in said standards E and over roller D, with aset-screw, G, and a spring pressure-bar, H, acting upon itsboxes I toregulate itspressure on roller D.

'J represents an endless belt of cloth, provided with a belt-fastener,K, of any ordinary construction, and arranged to run over rollers G Dand between D and F, to which belt the clothes to be Washed are to betied by cords K,-so as to he carried along through the water 7 andbetween rollers D and F.

L is a perforated board onscreen to be used in wringing, to prevent thewrung clothes from falling back into the tub.

The clothes, preparatory to being washed, are to be'laid on belt J in aspread-out condition, and the cords K are to be tied over them until thewhole" length of the belt is :loaded. The rollers are then worked by thecrank M to run the clothes around between them as long as is needed towash the clothes After washroller C, by no fastening the belt-fasteningK, and Wound tightly upon roller D. Another soft .ing the clothesthebeltJis taken ofi' from cloth is similarly rolled on F, and in thiscondition the two rollers are used for wringing the clothes.

-Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- I In a washing and wringing machine, thecombination, with the tub A B, provided with the roller 0 near itsbottom, and the standards E, of the adjustable spring-pressed roller F,roller D, arranged above the top of the tub, without remeving them fromthe belt or withand the inclined belt J, provided with trans-- drawingthe water from the tub.

verse fastening-cords K and belt-fastener K, WILLIAM W. ADAMS.

and passing around rollers O D while wash- DAVID R. SNELLING. 5 ing, andwound around roller D while wring- Witnesses:

ing, substantially as shown and described, THOMASO. MOORE,

whereby the. clothes are washed and wrung PLEASANT W. HARRIS.

